Byron Allen Acquires Civil Rights-Era Biography ‘From Selma to Sorrow’ — Film News in Brief

Related: Many major news outlets featured anti-trans voices in coverage of the Equality ActJoi Chaney, the executive director of the National Urban League’s Washington Bureau, noted that the Equality Act not only provides protections for LGBTQ people, but updates the definition of what constitutes “public accommodations” to include additional protections against discrimination based on race and ethnicity in retail stores, service providers, transportation like taxis and ride shares, bars and

EXCLUSIVE: Voltage Pictures has taken worldwide rights to American Boogeywoman based on the early life of one of America’s most notorious female serial killers, Aileen Wuornos who’s downfall was chronicled in the Oscar winning movie Monster.

Woody Allen has never been charged with sexually abusing his adopted daughter, Dylan. That is a fact worth mentioning, because you won’t find many references to it in Allen v Farrow (Sky Documentaries).

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorNine female filmmakers have been selected to participate in the inaugural Future Directors of Studio Features Initiative.Blackmagic Design announced the initiative, which is designed to elevate and polish undiscovered and underrepresented female-identifying storytellers who are poised to make the transition to feature directing.

Note: This article and photos in the linked page address themes which some readers may find upsetting. Rylan Clark-Neal and former Big Brother housemates including Glyn Wise and Pete Bennett have shown support by sharing a donation page set up for Nikki Grahame as her battle with anorexia has developed more severely.

In a move that feels very much at home but Barry Allen, “The Flash” movie lost one parent but gained another. While Billy Crudup will not be reprising his role as Henry Allen in the upcoming film, “Y Tu Mamá También” actress Maribel Verdu has joined the cast as Barry’s mother, Nora, instead.

Spanish actress Maribel Verdú, best known for roles in Alfonso Cuaron’s “Y Tu Mama Tambien” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” is set play Nora Allen, the mother of Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen in “The Flash” solo movie, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.Additionally, Billy Crudup will no longer play Henry Allen, Barry’s father, in film due to scheduling conflicts.More to come…

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe Writers Guild of America West and East today unveiled a line-up of presenters scheduled to appear at the 2021 Writers Guild Awards joint virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 21.Among the presenters are Oscar contenders Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”), Sacha Baron Cohen ( “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”) and Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”)Also presenting are Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs.

I recently had the opportunity to speak to filmmaker Sam Pollard about his new HBO art documentary “Black Art: In The Absence of Light,” but I also couldn’t resist asking about his critically-acclaimed Martin Luther King Jr. documentary, “MLK/FBI,” which centers on the way the civil rights leaders like King are often treated by U.S.

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Alec Baldwin went on a lengthy social media rant in which he seemingly defended Woody Allen and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo while bashing "cancel culture."  The actor initially released a 14-minute video on his Instagram in which he covered the topic more at length before deleting it and replacing it with a significantly shorter video that takes on cancel culture in less-specific terms.  "I think my last message went on too long.

Dylan Farrow’s allegations of child sexual abuse Dylan Farrow by father Woody Allen are back in the news thanks to the HBO docuseries “Allen v. Farrow”.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTriumph and pain were bedfellows last year for the Korean film industry. But Berlin’s European Film Market and the imminent Hong Kong FilMart see Korean companies putting on a brave face.Korean cinemas were in defensive mode early on in the coronavirus pandemic, as a population familiar with epidemics chose to stay away from crowded places.

A documentary exploring claims filmmaker Woody Allen molested his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow when she was a child has had its UK release confirmed. Following its showing in the US, Allen v Farrow will premiere on Sky Documentaries on Monday 15 March.

EXCLUSIVE: Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group feature film division, Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, has picked up the worldwide media rights to the critically-acclaimed historic biography From Selma to Sorrow: The Life and Death of Viola Liuzzo.

Ed Meza @edmezavarBerlin-based Salzgeber has picked up international rights to Gitta Gsell’s award-winning Swiss drama “Beyto,” about a young man who is forced into an arranged marriage after coming out to his Turkish family.Produced by Bern’s Lomotion in co-production with Peter Zwierko’s Sulaco Film in Basel, “Beyto” premiered last year at the Zurich Film Festival and went on to win the audience award at Switzerland’s Solothurn Film Festival in January.Burak Ates plays Beyto, a talented young

has died, according to a statement from his daughter. He was 85.«My father passed away last night around 10p surrounded by loved ones his wife and daughter by his side,» his daughter, Vickee Jordan Adams, said in a statement to CBS News.

Vernon Jordan was a civil rights leader who was president of the National Urban League as well as a friend and advisor to President Bill Clinton.A graduate of Howard University School of Law, Jordan began his work as a civil rights activist while working as a young lawyer in Atlanta. His firm sued the University of Georgia for its discriminatory admissions policies.

Antonio Ferme editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Netflix released trailers for its upcoming series “Shadow and Bone,” and “Who Killed Sara?,” and ABC released an extended first look at Topher Grace’s upcoming sitcom “Home Economics.”HBO announced that “Q: Into the Storm,” a six-part docuseries that explores the origins of QAnon, will debut with two back-to-back episodes on March 21 at 9 p.m. Episodes will also be available to stream on HBO Max.